THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE
Photograph by Dr. E. W . Brandes
PERILOUS TO WHITE MEN AFOOT, ISLAND-DOTTED LAKE MURRAY COUNTRY FROM
THE AIR IS A REGION OF RARE CHARM
In these waters blooms a beautiful coral-pink lotus whose flower is sometimes 12 to 14
inches in diameter. The author dived into murky waters seven feet deep to get the roots of
one plant and, after nurturing it at Base Camp for a week, flew with it to Kikori, dropped it
overboard in a small parachute, and it was planted in a garden at that post, where it is now
thriving. From this point it may be brought to gardens throughout the world.
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